Tag Archives: Co-operative Group

Convenience and Local Shop Retailing (and the new @Coopuk @StirUni)

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Leigh Sparks

On the 22nd October the Co-op opened its latest convenience store, at the heart of the University of Stirling.  This was the first Co-op franchise in Scotland and is part of the growth of the Co-op and the convenience and … Continue reading →

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What Future for the Co-operative Group?

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Leigh Sparks

“This is a radical report aimed at a stuffy, conservative organisation which has fallen badly behind the times. After such a report, no movement could possibly sit back and do nothing.” One might be forgiven for thinking that the quotation … Continue reading →

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What’s £3bn between retailers?

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Leigh Sparks

I make no apologies for returning to two businesses I have discussed before on this blog – namely Tesco and the Co-operative Group/Movement – after all, they were the leading retail stories in the days before Easter, and both look … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooperative Group, Cooperatives, Dark Stores, Food Retailing, Retailers, Tesco | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments